IEA emergency oil release reaches around 325 million barrels

Al Mayadeen English, citing an IEA statement, reports that around 325 million barrels of a planned 400 million-barrel emergency oil release had been released. IEA chief Fatih Birol said continuing disruptions were keeping fuel markets under pressure. The agency said Middle Eastern refined-product shipments remained severely restricted and Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries were further squeezing diesel supplies.